Macapá
Macapá | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Macapá | |
From the top, clockwise: Marco Zero of Ecuador; Floriano Peixoto Square; Main Church of São José de Macapá; Fortress of São José de Macapá; Trapiche Eliezer Levy and Central Market; Rim of Macapá; city center view. | |
| Nickname: "A Capital do Meio do Mundo" ("The Capital of the Middle of the World") | |
| Motto(s): "Macapá, cidade forte" ("Macapá, fortress city") | |
Location of Macapá in the State of Amapá | |
| Coordinates: 0°0′0″N 51°3′59″W / 0.00000°N 51.06639°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State | Amapá |
| Founded | February 4, 1758 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antônio Furlan (Cidadania) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,407.12 km2 (2,473.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 442,933 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 68900-001 a 68914-999 |
| Area code | +55 96 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.733 – high |
| Website | www |
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Macapá (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [makaˈpa] ⓘ) is a city in Brazil with a population of 512,902 (2020 estimate), and is the capital of Amapá state in the country's North Region, located on the northern channel of the Amazon Delta near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. The city is on a small plateau on the Amazon in the southeast of the state of Amapá. The only access by road from outside the province is from the overseas French department of French Guiana, although there are regular ferries to Belém, Brazil. Macapá is linked by road with some other cities in Amapá. The equator runs through the middle of the city, leading residents to refer to Macapá as "The capital of the middle of the world." It covers 6,407.12 square kilometres (2,473.80 sq mi) and is located northwest of the large inland island of Marajó and south of the border with French Guiana.